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Women taking the lead in businessWomen's Month has been jam-packed with interviews and profiles of top businesswoman across sectors, but we have a few more coming your way before August draws to a close. I chatted to Lindy Levy, the owner and chef of quaint Cape Town eatery Cooked on how she adds a modern twist to traditional Middle Eastern and Mediterranean recipes passed down through four generations of women in her family. Tania Morgan-Weyer, the MD of Promeal, which manufacturers popular pet food brands Boss and Petley's, describes some of the struggles she's encountered on her journey up the corporate ladder and offers an empowering Women's Month message. We also interview Aisha Pandor, co-founder of SweepSouth, shortly after being named one of South Africa's most inspiring women in tech. Yet another addition to her impressive list of accolades. In other must-read news this week, Google and Walmart team up to take on Amazon, South Africa's first craft gin club launches and Lynette Hundermark outlines what retailers need to know about delivering a true omnichannel experience. Happy reading! Lauren Hartzenberg
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|  | [Lauren Hartzenberg] Cooked is a quaint eatery serving up traditional Middle Eastern and Mediterranean fare infused with a contemporary twist... read |
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Walmart, the world's biggest retailer, and Google, the internet's predominant search engine, are teaming up in an attempt to challenge Amazon... Read | Long4Life, an investment holding company with a lifestyle focus, has agreed to acquire 100% of Inhle Beverages for up to R360 million... Read | In order to know where you are going, even in design, it is always important to look back at all the people who helped get one's industry to where it is... Read | Lynette Hundermark With so many buzz words thrown around, omnichannel amongst them, it seems that retailers have completely lost sight on what a shopping experience is about... Read | The Gin Box, founded by Jean Buckham, is a gin club that aims to introduce South Africans to the multitude of local craft gin brands... Read | More than half (53%) of global transactions at POS (Point of Sale) will be contactless within five years, compared to just 15% this year... Read |
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|  | Jessica Tennant An interview with Jeanne du Plessis, Procter & Gamble South Africa spokesperson, to find out how the Always #LikeAGirl campaign is influencing South African girls, in accordance with its latest survey, conducted locally... read | |  | Lauren Hartzenberg Tania Morgan-Weyer, MD of Promeal, shares with us her journey into the pet food industry and imparts an empowering message for Women's Month... read | |  | Lauren Hartzenberg SweepSouth's Aisha Pandor has been named one of the top 50 most inspiring women in tech... read | | |
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 | Broll has launched an overview of various commercial property segments in certain SADC, East and West Africa countries in its Sub-Saharan Africa Snapshot 2017 report... read | |  | The flagship Table Bay regional retail mall will open on 28 September 2017, with more than 65,000 m2 of retail space... read | |  | Springs Mall in Gauteng opened its doors earlier this year. The shopping centre is located alongside ecologically sensitive wetlands... read | | |
 | With more than 200,000 people expected to don the new-look topes (Tubes of Hope) for this year's Sunflower Day on 15 September, all sold at Pick n Pay will see a direct donation to the Sunflower Fund. read | | |
 | Issued by Honeybee Big data and analytics are revolutionising sales by providing business leaders with immediately actionable and commercially relevant information. read | |  | Sid Peimer People buy from people they like and trust, all things being equal that is (but admittedly there comes a point where price saving compensates for lack of trust). read | | |
 | Issued by OKE South Africa Excited to be part of the Bizcommunity network, OKE South Africa, which extrudes and injection moulds plastic parts and components for many well-known companies, shares their high-quality products and latest news... read | |  | Transnet Port Terminals has completed its R2 million SMME programme with nine youth-owned rural co-operatives in KwaZulu-Natal... read | | |
 | African Fashion International (AFI) held its Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Mall of Africa, from 17-19 August, to launch its Spring/Summer ‘17 collections on the runway, putting African excellence under the international spotlight. read | |  | Couturier David Tlale will launch his new ‘diffusion line' collection at select Edgars stores in September 2017... read | |  | South African designer Gavin Rajah and homeware retailer @home will launch a limited edition collection of hand crafted linen and scented candles... read | |  | An unsuspecting audience were surprised at the launch of the Fabiani SS17 collection at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Johannesburg, as women stepped out onto the runway instead of men... read | | |
 | McDonalds says it will start globally rolling back use of antibiotics in its chicken products from 2018 as part of efforts to curb microbial resistance to drugs... read | |  | A South African earning a minimum wage would need to work about six hours to afford a kilogram of beef... read | |  | Pioneer Foods is part of the voluntary healthy food options industry initiative, being coordinated by the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa... read | |  | This year's Standard Bank/Chenin Blanc Top 10 Challenge attracted 136 entries. The five-member judging panel, tasting all submissions blind, short-listed 33 wines for consideration before deciding on the ten eventual winners. read | | |
 | Leigh Andrews There are quite a few new cakes in town, featuring everything from creamy pastel ripples to velvet drip and silver-rimmed chocolate dreams. These completely out of the cake-box cakey creations can all be found at the Velvet Cake Co... read | |  | Kevin Murphy A queasy mix of excitement, hope and cash has for some years now been mixing together in the food delivery sector and that rarely proves to be a recipe for success... read | | |
 | Tom Jackson She Leads Africa has opened applications for its Dark and Lovely x SLA Beauty Accelerator, a 10-week entrepreneurship development programme... read | |  | The Balmain Hair Couture range of hair care and styling products will be made available in South Africa in September... read | | |
 | The DTI is urging companies in the agro-processing sector to apply for financial support to participate in the Gulfood Exhibition... read | | |
 | Issued by Pyrotec In South Africa, there is currently no specific legislation that governs the labelling and marketing of e-cigarettes and other products in the wider vape industry. However this legal situation could change... read | |  | FedEx Express has introduced a new temperature-controlled solution, FedEx Cold Shipping, in South Africa. This cold-shipping packaging is easy to use, reliable, cost effective and environmentally friendly... read | | |
 | South African mothers have massive buying power and, if retailers and marketers want to add value to those lives, they need to forget their preconceptions... read | |  | Issued by Aquafresh South Africa Iconic oral care brand Aquafresh has partnered up with one of South Africa's most loved, award-winning music duo, Mafikizolo, to celebrate the release of Aquafresh's Extreme Clean Lasting Fresh toothpaste... read | | |
 | Colleen Goko Massmart says it has not given up on Africa and will continue to invest in its business on the continent... read | |  | Robert Laing Woolworths' clothing division remains its biggest profit centre, despite flat sales and squeezed margins... read | |  | adidas recently opened its ‘HomeCourt' performance store at Sandton City. Over the next two months, more boutique sportswear brands will be joining... read | |  | Ann Crotty Shoprite's result for the financial year to 2 July contained good news for everyone except its competitors... read | |  | Expansion in the forecourt convenience retail industry continues, despite the general downturn of the retail industry as a whole... read | |  | SA's largest clothing and footwear retailer Edcon swung into a trading profit in the first quarter of its new financial year despite a deterioration of the operating environment... read | | |
 | With the retail industry facing intense disruption, retailers and suppliers should be combining forces to focus on what they have in common - the shopper... read | | |
 | Engen Pitch & Polish is in pursuit of South African entrepreneurs, brave enough to pitch, fail, take feedback, and stand up again... read | | |
 | Kirsten Youens The fifth anniversary of the Marikana mine massacre on 16 August 2017 serves as a stark reminder that mining is a very dangerous industry to oppose... read | |
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| Raf Simons "I see there is a lot of behaviour in men's fashion...It's a lot about all these kind of clothes that can be easily combined with each other, and it's less...about making a fashion statement." Hedi Slimane "Men's fashion has a certain heaviness in the fabrics and construction. But also there is a heaviness in the mentality." Alexander McQueen "It's a new era in fashion - there are no rules. It's all about the individual and personal style, wearing high-end, low-end, classic labels, and up-and-coming designers all together." Vivienne Westwood "If you wear clothes that don't suit you, you're a fashion victim. You have to wear clothes that make you look better." Alexander Wang "No one ever taught me, and I never had formal classes in pattern making, so I was like, Okay, I'll just drape, and I'll sew as I pin it." |
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